Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-07
THE ELECTION IN VIRGINIA.
Malone has a Fighting Chance. bu
Democratic Success Probable.

ManOne mas a k1ght1mg Cm0mces Dut
Democratic Success Probable.
Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
RICHMOND Nov. THE election in Virginia to-
morrow is for legislature which elects a senator
to succeed Rddleberger. 1t is the most exciting
campaign since 1888, wnen the democrats beat
Malone out OF the control Of the State. Mr.. Mo-
hone wishes TO get back to the senate. He ID both
adroit and determined, and has money. John 8.
Barbour wishes to get into the Senate.
money, and, moreover has the advantage OF the
election machinery. Not that there is to be any
great fraud, but every one knows that with par
tsan electoral board, with all the Offices, state
and Federal, nlled by partisans, 1t would be
almost impossible for the .'outs' to get
In In, on the returns The democrats
the legislature, divided as ' foIows: In the
house majority OF 40, and in the senate 20.
will lose several In the house. but Of the 100 men,
bers OF that body the democrats will have SIS GER
tain, not including the cities OF Richmond or Nor:
democrats win have several. including the
from Richmond. Mr.. Barbour, chairman OF the
ceives carefully prepared reports from county
chairmen every few days. The ninth district,
known know, as southwest Virginia, which went repuo-
ncan In the Congressional election last year,
WILL CERTAINLY 90 DEMOCRATIC
tomorrow. Judge Bonds treatment Of Attorney
General Ayers, long popular leader in the south
west, has gained the democrats thousands Of
sStss But the big ODDS
fighting chance. He went on a still hunt and
worked day and night, flooding the state with doc.
uments OF very exciting sort. He counted
largely on the apathy in the rural democracy
and also on capturing the Richmond dele
cation through the coalition or the work
tngmen's reform faction and the negroes, but
the country became aroused and the city,
until now the Goliah OF Democracy, has been
redhOt for month. Richmond's registration is
l6,5O2 OF which l0.071 voters white and 6, 431
colOred. The city being Jerrymandered In the
democratic interest," several Of the negro precincts
are SO large that all the votes can't possibly b
pOled Not over 5000 negroes will be able TO vote
and 800 white, will be pretty fair allowance for
the Workingmens party. But the democratic
majority here is the merest guess work. Many
White wOTkingmen nave been
DRIVEN FROM THE MALONE COALITION
In the past week by the imprudent speeches OF
leading negroes and the Malone manager hre
John 5. WISE Some OF the negro speeches Saur
day night were exceedingly incendiary, and John
Wise has done his best to array the wage wOtlers
against swelidom. The Richmond business men
and the Intelligent mechanics regard the contest
as one between good local government and
mc0ocracy. Senator Daniel, who beat Bafbour
two years ago, Is doing splendid work for himnOw.
MahOne'5 State debt document In favor of pay.
Ing more than the Riddleberger bill Is not Drth-
coming. 1t was to have been Kept from the cOun-
ties and sprung In the cities the day 1etOre
election but If Malone offered to pay the debt out
OF Ills own pocket II would not give Vim rs votes.